Main entry:

Raymond, André.

Title & Author:

Cairo / André Raymond ; translated by Willard Wood.

Publication:

Cambridge, MA : Harvard University Press, 2000.

Description:

436 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 415-421) and index.
Part one Foundations (642-1250) -- Fustat, the first capital -- Cairo, Fatimid City -- Cairo under the Ayyubids -- Part two Medieval Cairo (1250-1517) -- The Mamluks -- The high point of Mamluk Cairo (1250-1348) -- The great crises (1348-1412) -- Maqrizi's Cairo -- The end of an era (1412-1517) -- Part three The traditional city (1517-1798) -- A new political system -- Urban society -- Expansion under the society -- Expansion under the Ottomans -- City administration and daily life -- Spheres of activity -- Part four Contemporary Cairo (1798-1992) -- A slow awakening (1798-1863) -- The dream of westernization (1863-1936) -- The nightmares of growth (1936-1992).
Translated from the French.

Summary:

"This book shows us Cairo from the glimmer of its beginnings in the Arab conquest of Egypt in 640 through its transformation into the modern center of Middle Eastern life today.Here are the Fatimids, the Mamluks, and the Ottomans, the invasions, dynastic changes, and religious conflicts that one after another altered and shaped Cairo's destiny. And here, alongside rulers and religious leaders, are the merchants and artisans who have given Cairene life its distinctive character over time. Raymond depicts life in Cairo through the centuries, chronicling the coming of European influence, the vagaries of social evolution, and the development of economic structure and urban design. His work reflects all facets of Cairo's historical and social reality, weaving commerce, politics, religion, and culture into a finely worked portrait of the foremost Arab city on the continent of Africa." http://books.google.com/books?id=tdLALt9AbQQC.

Resources:
Book review (H-Net)

ISBN:

0674003160 (alk. paper)
9780674003163 (alk. paper)
0674009967
9780674009967

Subject:

al- Markaz al-ʿArabī li-d-Dirāsāt Kairo
History.
Cairo (Egypt) History.
Egypt Cairo
Kairo
Historic buildings Egypt Cairo 640-2000.
City planning Egypt Cairo 640-2000.

Form/genre:

History

Holdings:

Location: Library main 213835
Call No.: NA1583. R3 2000
Status: Available